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Estimated Pay info$85 per hour
Hours Full-time
Location Herndon, Virginia

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Job Description

Job Description
Benefits:
  • Competitive salary
  • Health insurance
  • Opportunity for advancement
  • Training & development

Overview


Emergent Technologies Inc. is seeking an Expert-Level Systems Engineer to join a high-impact Surge Support effort for a key government customer. The selected candidate will play a critical role in replicating an existing system infrastructure onto new hardware in a live network environment, followed by a seamless migration to establish the new production system. This role demands deep technical expertise, strong collaboration, and precision execution.

Contractual Requirements


  • Labor Category: Systems Engineer, Expert

  • Experience: Minimum 11 years of relevant systems engineering experience

  • Education: Bachelors degree (required)

Key Responsibilities


  • Gain a detailed understanding of the existing system architecture and configurations

  • Build an exact replica of the existing production system on new hardware

  • Configure and validate the new system in parallel on the same network

  • Coordinate and execute the data migration from the old system to the new environment

  • Transition the replica environment into the new production system

  • Collaborate with the current engineering team to ensure continuity and knowledge transfer

  • Troubleshoot system-level issues and maintain system integrity during the transition

Required Skills


  • Strong expertise in Active Directory configuration and administration

  • Proficiency with VMware virtualization technologies

  • Experience with Microsoft Server 2016/2019

  • Familiarity with Windows 10/11 operating systems

  • Understanding of network configurations and routing within MS Office 2019 environments

Preferred Skills


  • Skype for Business (MS) deployment and management

  • Experience working with Cisco UCS server infrastructure

  • Familiarity with NetApp Storage systems

  • Knowledge of Veritas Backup solutions

  • Experience implementing Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) technologies



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Posting ID: 1252467352 Posted: 2026-06-24 Job Title: Engineer